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In the world of ERP software, San Jose, Santa Clara and the bay area have provided major contributions to implementation efforts. Dealers, consulting services and hosting solution providers are prolific in this corridor, and in the current downstream migration of ERP software, San Jose service providers have stayed flexible and maintained their adaptability in the face of rising small business markets and changing customer needs.
When it comes to the history of ERP software, San Jose firms and developers have borne witness to every significant change in the business since ERP business solutions came in to existence about two decades ago. The very first early solutions, known as MRP or manufacturing resource planning systems, were developed for implementation in the manufacturing sector. These systems were designed to help streamline assembly functions and coordinate the scheduling and delivery of raw materials to the shop floor. Later ERP systems were somewhat more advanced and allowed multiple departments and users to store and access data housed on a shared server. When multiple users share data and run applications using the same software platform, these users can all connect to the system using interfaces with the same look and feel. Once all users and functionalities are running parallel to each other, departments can communicate more effectively share data more effectively, and even transfer skill sets from one department to another. Most important, business owners and CIOs can remove users, functionalities and vital data from outmoded isolated legacy software systems. This release from old systems became increasingly urgent for many large enterprises during the approach of the new millennium, a period during which ERP implementation experienced an explosion in demand, and so did every other product and service related to integrated ERP software. San Jose, Santa Monica, and many other areas of central and southern California saw a rapid rise in technology and related industries, and with the rise came an increase in population and housing prices. The ERP economy bustled. Now that implementation has slowed due to a rise in market saturation at the large enterprise level, ERP software, San Jose, and many other communities and affiliated industries must evolve to stay competitive as ERP adapts to smaller business markets.
If the future looks bright for consultants, dealers and services related to ERP software, San Jose may see its technology base hold strong and grow as the economic recovery takes place. But this growth may depend on the ability of ERP to gain a small business foothold and provide significant returns on implementation investments. If providers can customize their products to meet small business needs and new hosting services and industry specific solutions come to the marketplace, the technology community stands to reap the benefits.
Erin Sweeney
ERP Software, San Jose
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